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πͺπΊ Von der Leyen has proposed creating a new security forum for the EU and its partners, including Ukraine.
The President of the European Commission explained that this initiative is a response to the escalation of Russian attacks and tensions in transatlantic relations.
According to the official, plans are also in place to include the UK, Norway, and Canada in this format.
βThis is becoming even more urgent now, given the nature and scale of the risks, which is why we will present our ideas to make a European Security Council a reality,β von der Leyen noted.
βοΈPatriot systems for Kyiv, a new European Security Council involving Ukraine, tougher sanctions against Russia, and a plan to counter βShahedβ drones: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced an upgrade to the European security strategy during her annual address to the European Parliament.
β«οΈ The European Commission has already authorized the purchase of Patriot missiles using funds from the β¬90 billion loan for Ukraine and will now focus on their rapid delivery.
β«οΈ Europe and Ukraine will collaborate on the FREYJA joint missile defense system. Ukrainian innovation combined with Europeβs technological leadership will help reduce reliance on the US.
β«οΈ FREYJA is just the beginning. More is needed. By utilizing remaining SAFE funds, we will launch a new program for joint projects with Ukrainian companies.
β«οΈ The European Union will propose the creation of a European Security Council involving the UK, Canada, Norway, Ukraine, and other nations. Given the nature of the threats, immediate action is required.
β«οΈ We must continue to pressure Russia, so we will strengthen sanctions. This does not necessarily mean new sanctions. The priority is ensuring the enforcement of existing ones. Russia is doing everything possible to circumvent them, so we must close any loopholes.
β«οΈ Europe urgently needs a consensus on how to respond to specific incidents, those that do not reach the threshold of armed aggression but clearly threaten national security. We need a mechanism that complements Article 4 of the NATO Treaty.
β«οΈ The time has come for Europeβs own Article 4, or an Emergency Security Protocol.
If activated by a single member state, all member states would convene to coordinate a European response, contain further escalation, and minimize the consequences.
βοΈThe SBU struck one An-12 aircraft, two An-26s, and three helicopters at a military airfield in Rostov in a retaliatory attack, President Zelenskyy said.
The President also reported retaliatory strikes by Ukrainian forces on the Yaroslavl oil refinery.
βThere are also good results in the Black Sea,β the head of state added.
β‘οΈ Overnight, two S-400 launchers were struck in the Bryansk region β sites used by the Russian Federation to launch ballistic missile attacks on Ukraine.
Two Russian oil refineries have halted processing operations following retaliatory drone attacks, Reuters reports.
The Syzran refinery shut down after a retaliatory attack on September 15 that damaged the AVT-6 unit, which accounted for 71% of the plantβs capacity. Another unit, the AVT-5, remains under repair following a retaliatory strike in July. Restoring the plant could take at least a month.
The Saratov refinery has halted operations again following another attack in retaliation for Russian strikes, before it could fully resume work after a previous hit, the report states.
βοΈPoland has scrambled military aircraft following a Russian attack on western Ukraine.
The Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces announced that military aircraft have been deployed in Polish airspace in response to Russian strikes on western Ukrainian regions. Ground-based air defense and radar surveillance systems have also been placed on alert.
Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Lubinets reported that Russia has long failed to confirm its readiness to organize a humanitarian mission to evacuate civilians from Oleshky, a town located in the βgray zoneβ on the left bank of the Dnipro River near Kherson.
Lubinets also stated that his office has verified the details of 358 people in urgent need of assistance for a safe evacuation.
βAnd these are just the ones we have managed to identify. In total, based on the population of Oleshky and the surrounding district, more than 6,000 people, including about 200 children, may still be there,β he added.
German hospitals are preparing for a potential war with Russia and a mass influx of wounded troops, according to Bloomberg.
The Bundeswehr is modeling a scenario in which a conflict between Russia and NATO could result in up to 1,000 wounded soldiers arriving in Germany daily. Five military hospitals would quickly become overwhelmed, forcing civilian clinics to take in the casualties.
In Ulm, military officials are considering reactivating a Cold War-era medical bunker capable of housing up to 2,000 people and operating autonomously for 90 days. Other hospitals are exploring the conversion of underground parking garages into shelters and conducting mass-casualty drills.
However, the system is not yet prepared for such a scenario. Only a few hundred German doctors have experience treating combat injuries, and hospitals need to bolster their infrastructure, medical supplies, and power systems.
The bodies of 252 fallen individuals have been returned to Ukraine. According to the Russian Federation, the group includes both Ukrainian military personnel and civilians, the Coordination Headquarters reported.
A border guard unit shot down a βShahedβ drone on the border of the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions using an automated turret.
Functionally, the turret autonomously acquires and tracks the target. The operator only needs to open fire. https://t.me/United24media/46130
This morning, a warehouse of the Olena Zelenska Foundation was completely destroyed in a Russian attack.
The press service added that the destroyed items included generators, household appliances, laptops, tablets, e-readers, and medical equipment.
βοΈRussia struck a shopping center in Kharkiv, local media report.
βοΈRussian forces struck the railway station building in Berestyn, Kharkiv region β Ukrzaliznytsia
The building sustained serious damage as a result of a drone strike. Passengers and station staff were in a shelter. Train services to Berestyn have not been cancelled.
βοΈLast night, Russia attacked Ukraine using ballistic missiles, Zircon, Kalibr, and Banderol cruise missiles, jet-powered Shaheds, guided aerial bombs (KABs), and Onyx missiles.
At least 22 people are known to have been injured in the combined strike:
βͺοΈKyiv
16 injured, including two children aged 10 and 12. Nine people were hospitalized. Damage was reported in the Dniprovskyi, Sviatoshynskyi, and Solomianskyi districts. A residential building, an office building, and warehouse and non-residential premises were damaged. [The number of people injured in the Russian attack on Kyiv has risen to 20, with five of them hospitalized, Klitschko reported.]
βͺοΈOdesa
Three injured, including a three-year-old child. A 19-story residential building was damaged, with apartments on the 14th through 16th floors destroyed.
βͺοΈZaporizhzhia
Three injured. Industrial facilities in the city were struck. Buildings sustained partial damage, and a fire broke out at one of the sites.
βͺοΈKirovohrad region
Infrastructure facilities in the Kropyvnytskyi district were struck. Three fires broke out. According to preliminary data, there were no fatalities or injuries.